LOL yeah it took a few hours. I work on a 11in. X 17in. comic paper. The horizon lines ( look up prespective for definitions ) are outside of the work space which can pose a problem. I had 3 vanishing points. So I taped this to my kitchen floor ( the largest flat area I could find ) and taped 3 large pieces of paper to the back of the original, jutting outwards, to 'house my vanishing points.' Then I used a 36 inch ruler and worked on my kitchen floor for about 3-4 hours, I think.
As for keeping it clean...well I had pencil perspective lines everywhere. Theres not much you can do about that. But after I inked it, I was then able to erase all my pencil lines. Then when I scanned it in, I set my scanner to Black and white, instead of grayscale or color. That will help give it a more crisp look. Then I cleaned up any more marks or smudges in Photoshop and stuff.
And yes, practice drawing lightly with pencils. Also, you can use a non-repro blue pencil for your perspective lines going everywhere. A non-repro blue, is basically a colored pencil that more scanners and copy machines don't pick up when scanned. I think I did used it some, with this page. You can buy non-repro blue pencils at most art supply store, such as Aaron Bros.
Also, when I started this page, I sketched in my buildings loosely first. Just the basic shapes, so that I would know in which direction my vanishing points were. If you make your vanishing points too close, then the buildings will start to look distorted.
Thank you for your post on my discussion. I can see what you mean by black spots and weight. I'm starting to get the idea, and this page helped a lot. It's fantastic, by the way. Very clean, and it's easy to understand what is going on. I particuarly like the look on your character's face at the bottom there; it looks just right for someone in his "position." But, just as a note, did it take a long time to draw in all those details on the buildings and cars and such? And, this always stumped me, how do you get your lines to be so clean? Just...practice? It's amazing.
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As for keeping it clean...well I had pencil perspective lines everywhere. Theres not much you can do about that. But after I inked it, I was then able to erase all my pencil lines. Then when I scanned it in, I set my scanner to Black and white, instead of grayscale or color. That will help give it a more crisp look. Then I cleaned up any more marks or smudges in Photoshop and stuff.
And yes, practice drawing lightly with pencils. Also, you can use a non-repro blue pencil for your perspective lines going everywhere. A non-repro blue, is basically a colored pencil that more scanners and copy machines don't pick up when scanned. I think I did used it some, with this page. You can buy non-repro blue pencils at most art supply store, such as Aaron Bros.
Also, when I started this page, I sketched in my buildings loosely first. Just the basic shapes, so that I would know in which direction my vanishing points were. If you make your vanishing points too close, then the buildings will start to look distorted.